Are Games Just Products or Something More?

…the myopic focus on games soley as industry stymies developers in understanding their position relative to everything else. Is it any wonder The Arts Council don’t give a fuck about games, given how highly trained we are to think and talk of them as products? To be fair, I’ve found the Arts Council in Northern … Continue reading “Are Games Just Products or Something More?”

…the myopic focus on games soley as industry stymies developers in understanding their position relative to everything else. Is it any wonder The Arts Council don’t give a fuck about games, given how highly trained we are to think and talk of them as products?

To be fair, I’ve found the Arts Council in Northern Ireland to be incredibly supportive of games through the Creative Industries Innovation Fund. The fund, sourced from the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, represents the biggest investor in games development in the province.

But games are too immature to be really considered art. So far.

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